MIL-HDBK-1027/4A
design configurations. Follow the guidelines given in MIL-HDBK-1001/1, Basic
Architectural Requirements and Design Considerations. Group facility spaces
requiring high ceilings to minimize changes in the roof levels. Group
classrooms utilizing oversized equipment to minimize need for lengthy extra
wide access corridors to the exterior. Aviation Maintenance Training
facilities are often sited near flight lines where sound transmission control
is essential.
3.2.2.1
Adjacency. Some spaces require adjacency for the efficient and
correct operation of the equipment installed therein while others provide
adjacency for the convenience of the users of the facility. See Figure 2.
For instance, a training device with hydraulic systems requires a pump room
adjacent to the trainer room, whereas Briefing/Debriefing rooms are located
adjacent to the respective trainer for convenience of instructor and trainee.
Place high bay areas of the same or nearly equal height adjacent to
each other and combine into one level for simplification of roofing and
structural systems and resultant cost savings.
3.2.2.2
Circulation. Circulation patterns and intensity vary among
aviation training facility types. Varying numbers of administrative
personnel, contract personnel, trainees, and instructors contribute to the
pedestrian traffic load.
Maintenance training facilities typically support heavy trainee
pedestrian traffic. Separate trainee circulation patterns from instructors
where possible. Arrange spaces to minimize circulation and to provide the
most direct access. Widen corridors used for display, gathering areas, and
casual CRT viewing. Provide a security checkpoint for identification of all
entrants to the building.
3.2.2.3
Functional Priorities. The most important sections of the facility
are those that are directly required to perform the training mission. Other
portions of the facility are secondary. Space groupings in order of
importance are:
a) Training rooms (e.g., classrooms, trainer rooms, etc.) required
to perform the training.
b) Direct support spaces, such as computer rooms, storage rooms
for classroom materials, mechanical equipment rooms, instructors offices,
etc., without which the training would be degraded or impossible to perform.
c) Indirect support spaces, such as toilets, lounges and
administrative offices, without which training can be accomplished, but at a
cost in the efficiency of the training organization.
3.2.2.4
Spaces and Characteristics
Administrative. Includes secretarial functions, supervisors, and
security personnel. An open office partition plan in administrative areas
should be used for economy of space and open intra-office communications. An
acceptable path of travel must be established per NFPA 101 for fire exiting.
Provide sound absorbing materials as required in office areas. Refer to
MIL-HDBK-1034, Administrative Facilities, for additional data.
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